ONLINE LEGIT MANAGER NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Personal Managers!

Friday, May 14, 2021, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Looking for representation during a pandemic is no easy feat and you need feedback to make sure you are understanding how different people in the industry think about your skillset and marketability - that's why we are launching ONLINE PERSONAL MANAGER SHOWCASES.

Showcase to THREE Personal Management Companies in NYC and get immediate feedback on your performance so you can continue to make smarter and more powerful choices in this ever-changing career.

You'll also receive written feedback that will be emailed to you 1-3 days after the event to provide even more clarity on your work.
 

This panel includes:

- Steve Maihack, 44 WEST Entertainment - Bi-Coastal Managment Company

- Ben Padua, Avenue B Talent - Bi-Coastal Managment Company

- TJ Stein, Stein Entertainment - Bi-Coastal Managment Company

 

What to Prepare:

For this showcase, please prepare a monologue OR a scene of choice that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. You can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration), OR bring in your own 2-3 page scene. 

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

 

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). With permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Steve Maihack

Steve Maihack opened his own Management office, 44 West Entertainment, in 2015. Steve has 18 years experience in the business and previously worked in Casting before spending years agenting with Don Buchwald & Assoc, Stewart Talent in NY and TCA/Jed Root in LA.

With a real passion and enthusiasm for representing actors, Steve is always looking for potential clients. Specifically looking for actors that have credits to talk about and relationships with the casting community. Do you feel like you are ready to make that next turn in your career? Looking to go from Broadway show to television/film? Tested for Pilots in the past and looking for an extra set of eyes? Steve brings his own personal brand of representing actors in the New York and LA markets just in time for the new Theatre and TV/Pilot Season.

Recent client TV bookings include: LAW AND ORDER: SVU, MAD ABOUT YOU, AJ AND THE QUEEN, SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, MADAM CJ WALKER, MARE OF EASTTOWN ...Broadway shows: TINA, BEETLEJUICE, OKLAHOMA!, LION KING, COMPANY and GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY...along with many Independent and Studio Feature bookings.

Ben Padua

After ten years working as an assistant manager and freelancing in television and film production, Benjamin Padua saw the need for a management company that understood not only how to cultivate talent and give its actors more individual attention, but also to prepare talent for how hectic casting offices and life on set can be. So Avenue B Talent was founded in 2014 with a focus in new and up and coming talent. 

Now with offices in New York and Los Angeles, Avenue B actors are turning up on film and television everywhere. With a production background and with a close family of production companies, we don’t just line up auditions for our clients, we also help them to cultivate their own projects and network of artists they’ll be working with throughout their careers.

As a management company rather than an agency, we have a small roster and consider our clients family. We know our clients well, so when we submit them, we know exactly what they’re bringing to a project.

TJ Stein

President of the company, TJ Stein holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University. Before entering Talent Management, Stein worked in casting at FOX, ABC and Development at NBC. Stein Entertainment successfully placed many talented actors into their biggest projects including; Justice Smith in Jurassic World and Pokemon, Taylour Paige in the VH1 Series Hit The Floor, Alexander Gould who starred as Shane Botwin in the Showtimes series "Weeds" for eight seasons and Seychelle Gabriel seen as Princess Yue in M. Night Shymalan's live-action film of the cult Nickelodeon series The Last Airbender. Seychelle portrayed the younger version of Eva Mendes's character, Sand, in Frank Miller's The Spirit and had an arc on ABC's "Revenge" and starred in Honey 2 along with as a Regular in five seasons of "Falling Skies", from producer Steven Spielberg on TNT and as the voice of Asami in the Animated Series Legend of Korra.

Currently, the company booked 7 major pilots and represents Breezy Eslin who will next be seen starring in the new Ryan Murphy Pilot Scream Queens and the star of Paper Towns! Stein Entertainment Group launched the careers of Miles Heizer in NBC Series Parenthood, as the brooding teenage son, Drew and Briga Heelan in "Ground Floor" "Undateable" on NBC, Adam Hicks who went on to star in the Disney Series, Zeke and Luther and worked with David Henrie who appeared in the Disney Series Wizards of Waverley Place among many others. Stein placed Sara Paxton in films and television series including her teen hits; Aquamarine, Sleepover, Sydney White, Shark Night and represented Paxton for over 2 decades.